Sanibel Island

Waves, Swamps, & Bayous: Southeastern Waters - Part 10

Saturday, 17 November 2018

After camping for the night at Collier-Seminole State Park, we drove up the Gulf Coast to Sanibel Island, famous for its seashells.

All the Florida State Parks featured this “Share the Road” sign -- watch out for turtles and golf carts! Golf carts are to Florida what Chevy Suburbans are to Texas and Subarus are to West Virginia.

The beach on Sanibel Island was filled with small crushed shells -- not good for walking barefoot! In places the shells looked like they had been bulldozed into large piles, but this was done with just the action of the waves.

The waves had created a trench along the beach.

Another piece of bright red driftwood.

A shore bird (sanderling?) was poking its bill into the sand where the waves had just departed.

Another view of the bird (sanderling?). I have little experience identifying shore birds.